Taking the Plunge

Yesterday, we moved much closer to the beginning of our journey.  We put down a deposit on a Dutchmen Travel Trailer.  After the systems check and any repairs needed, we will pick it up in 2 weeks.  We are really doing this thing!!!  We have so much to do.  We have downsized considerably, but ... we have a lot more to get rid of (via garage sale, giving to family or to charity).

So, that puts us 6 weeks away from moving out of our house.  That is both exciting and scary.  To be honest, we are not quite going without a safety net.  I will be keeping my 40 hour/week IT job on site, for now.  The goal is to save several thousand dollars to act as a cushion for times between regular work.  This will mean a regular commute to work (from wherever we are staying).  But we will ease into this full time RV dream.  As soon as we are stable enough to cut the cord, we will.  In a best case scenario, I will be able to find remote IT work that I can do 20 hours per week on a fairly flexible schedule.  My current customer has not been known for allowing such arrangements, but I have been there for quite a while and have built up a very good reputation.

If that does not pan out with my current customer, my contractor has mentioned several part-time, remote opportunities.  Will play it by ear.  The current timeline would have me working full time right up until Christmas 2013 (when the kids and grand kids visit from Seattle).  When they depart for home, we will cut the cord and head to Florida for the Winter/Spring season.  Then in April/May 2014, start heading west, hopefully landing in Washington state around August 2014.

I have posted the pics below of the Travel Trailer.  We are very pleased.  I will post pics of our truck next time.  Until then, Happy Trails.